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  • Pakistan tears back at Taliban

    After a week of vicious attacks by the Taliban in Pakistan, it looks like payback is a medevac. The Pakistani military has moved in force into the South Waziristan area where both the Taliban and al Qaeda have been hanging out. Military spokesman Maj...
  • Have You No Shame?

    I will never use my position for pleasure, profit or personal safety.---NCO Creed I am feeling very betrayed right now.... and that is not a good place for these oxygen thieves to be.... Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill...
  • National Review "experts" out of their lanes

    I hesitated before writing this as National Review has my favorite and I would say the best collection of talent in the commentary world. I don't always agree with the opinions and prescriptions they put out, but they consistently discuss major issues...
  • Blackfive and Wolf(s) at Blogworld Expo!

    Blackfive, Mr Wolf, and Laughing Wolf are attending Blogworld Expo this week here in Vegas. Yeah, someone has to take it for the team. We are opening the Milblog track just now, with the Spousebloggers as the first session- Tammy Munson is moderating...
  • At BlogWorld

    Highlights at 0800 on the first day...is reconnecting with Bouhammer, CJ, CDR Salamander (sitting next to him), the Greyhawks, Mr. Wolf, Barmy Mama, Laughing Wolf, Toby Nunn, Boston Maggie...anddddd.. JIHAD GENE is here! (and he's even more hilarious...
  • Afghan mythology

    Amir Taheri has an interesting piece in the NY Post about some of the commonly accepted "wisdom" about Afghanistan. He paints a much different picture than many doomsayers. It is still a nightmare to contemplate, but he points out it is not...
  • Taliban tear in Pakistan continues

    Taliban activity in Pakistan is increasing and the attacks have been bigger and more coordinated. Although they have suffered many losses in the government efforts to move them out of certain areas, they have hit numerous targets far outside their zone...
  • Bradley blog ad

    I'm sure most of you have noticed the ad in the sidebar for the Bradley blog from BAE Systems. They have been an advertiser here for a while and this and the other premium sponsors are allowing us to make some bigger plans for coverage and content...
  • Public backs troop surge

    While I am not in favor of having a general public make decisions about how we should prosecute an active war, it is good news that poll numbers are moving in the right direction. As President Obama mulls the military's request for a big troop build...
  • Lighter guns, more dead tangos

    Nobody likes humping the pig, ask Matt. And no that was not an obscene reference. Machine guns are heavy, and now our troops in A-Stan can bring more scunion on patrol. U.S. Army infantry units are fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan with a special...
  • Pakistan can bomb houses, why can't we?

    Good question. They seem to be flattening all kinds of stuff at the same time we are getting very touchy about bombing much at all on the other side of the border. DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Pakistani jets bombed militant targets in the main insurgent...
  • Teeth and Tails

    So the WaPo has noted that when you deploy grunts to a war, someone has to feed them and fix the tuff they break, and drive the stuff their and guard it once it is there. This news flash, which they treat as such, is exactly the same reporting we got...
  • Doing more w/ what you've got

    LTC P over at OpFor has a rant up about the complaints that A-Stan has been under-resourced. He's not saying it hasn't, he's saying, well he says it fine himself. What other enduring campaigns in history have been under-resourced? There's...
  • Taliban on a tear in Pakistan

    As we hear about how the Taliban is perhaps not a danger to Afghanistan because they are happy to hang out in Pakistan, they have really upped the ante there. A bombing in Swat kills 41, they attack an army post and hold it for a day, and the new Talib...
  • Thank You VA Mortgage Center

    It is indeed a pleasure to announce a new sponsor for the milblog track, the VA Mortgage Center. Thanks to their kindness, those attending and participating in the milblog track will enjoy refreshments throughout the day. Sincere thanks and much appreciation...